The relations between England and the Scandinavian peoples are becoming
more intimate ; and we are certainly better acquainted with their literature and culture than at any earlier period of our histories. Our knowledge will be increased by the enterprise of Messrs. Fritze of Stockholm, who have published in English a History of Sweden, by the late
Professor Hallendorf and Dr. Adolf Schfick (London agents : Cassell, 265.). The Swedish Minister, Baron Palinstierna, refers in his Preface to a remarkable fact : "A British reader would search in vain through all the pages of this book, from the early encounters of the invasions in the Viking days up to the World-War, for any open conflict, actual warfare or blood- shed, between the Swedes and his own people." The story of Sweden is capably, though not dramatically, related ; and there are appendices on Swedish literature, Swedish industry, and the noteworthy philanthropic endowments which have added so much to the esteem in which Sweden is held.
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